"In-des-truct-i-ble. It means it cannot be destroyed."
Many centuries ago the elfin king, King Balor (Roy Dotrice), created an indestructible Golden Army for his battle with humans. They kill without mercy, which leads the king to destroy the crown which controls them and create a truce with the humans. In modern times, King Balor's delinquent son Prince Nuada (Goss) wants to put the crown back together and awaken the army. He gathers the first piece of the crown from an auction.
Meanwhile, Hellboy (Perlman) and the other BPRD (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) Agents, his girlfriend fire starter Liz Sherman (Blair) and fish man Abe Sapien (Jones), are called to the auction house to figure out what happened. Hellboy yearns for life outside the bureau and gets his wish when he is dropped into headlines. At the same time, they offer to protect the elvin Princess Nuala (Walton) and the last piece of the crown from her brother Prince Nuada.
Again, director Guillermo del Toro knows what he is doing... sticking close to the source material of the Hellboy comics. Most of the characters are the same. The main exception is the character of Abe. In the first film Doug Jones was the character, but David Hyde Pierce provided the voice. In this film Doug Jones is the character and the voice, which is a little disarming at first... but as the film progresses you realize that his voice suits the character.
This film deals focuses more on relationship: the relationship between Hellboy and Liz and the potential relationship between Abe and Princess Nuala. The Hellboy and Liz relationship is interesting and works well, they have good chemistry. The Abe and Princess Nuala relationship had potential, but just didn't work. Some of the new characters are weird, but the effects are good.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) 120 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some language.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman as Hellboy
Selma Blair as Liz Sherman
Doug Jones as Abe Sapien
Luke Goss as Prince Nuada
Anna Walton as Princess Nuala
Jeffrey Tambor as Tom Manning
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